New Etsy Shop!

I finally decided to dedicate an entire shop to my bath and body line! I hope this makes it easier for people to find me and shop.

It's very much a work in progress, but you can find Spooky Grrrl here.

:)

Tis the Season

A selection of giftable goodies from the team who loves to talk!

15% Off Sale in My Artfire Shop!

That's right! This week only I am offering 15% off everything in my Artfire shop to help you get ready for the holiday season. I'm sure I have a little something for everyone. You can stop by and take a peek here. Prices shown are already reduced, and you don't even need an account on Artfire to buy (unless you'd like to make one).

Happy Shopping!

Etsy Chat Team Autumn Goodies

A selection of Autumn inspired goodies from the team that loves to talk

Really Artfire?! You go with your bad self!

I have to say, that as a seller, this Holiday Free For All program kicks some serious booty! Guess where I'll be moving all my expiring Etsy listings? Wheeee! :D Plus I'll add a few new things to the mix, just in time for Holiday shopping. I get more traffic with less effort there (not that I expect sales to just float in to me from the ether) plus I have to say that site looks much nicer then it did when it first started. I like that they still listen to their sellers too. I'm curious to see where it goes from here.

So take a peek at my Artfire Studio for some fabulous stuff, with more to come!

SNS Time!

Where does the week go?!

This week, I'm offering 15% off my Etsy shop! This is good for anything but samples. Refunds will be given via PayPal (or I will happily reserve custom listings for you if you do not use PP)

This sale is in effect until 6am EST Sunday, September 27, so happy shopping!

Shiver me timbers!

Someone included me in a pirate inspired treasury! :D

I love getting spots in treasuries...it's a huge compliment in my book. It means that a fellow artisan liked my work enough to think it deserves to be on the front page of Etsy, and that is just lovely.

So Ahoy, matey!

Oh hai blog

I've been neglecting this thing again, and I apologize! I've just been so busy trying to get geared up for the BEST DAY OF THE YEAR (some of you call it Halloween) that I just haven't had the time.

Look for many new and spooooooooky soaps from me this year. I am also working on a new line for men, so keep your eyes on my Etsy, Madeitmyself, and Artfire shops to see what's brewing in this spooky grrrl's cauldron. :)

Hooray for Halloween!

I'm so happy! Someone featured this soap (along with a bunch of other cute and spooky Etsy finds) in their blog! Check out Etsy Spooks! :D

Goat's Milk Soap with Gently Exfoliating Poppy Seeds

I just love this soap. It started as a custom order for my dad (who I have successfully hooked on my soaps so he no longer uses that awful store bought detergent stuff), and I made a few extra bars. I'm trying to put more "manly" products in my store, as well as offering fragrance oil free items. This soap contains powdered nutmeg for color (with a touch of turmeric sprinkled on top) as well as the exfoliating poppy seeds. It has the slightest touch of spicy scent to it, but I left it otherwise unscented. Great for guys as well as the ladies, this goat's milk soap is nice and gentle.

I will be listing it for sale in my shop soon!

On a more personal note, I have come to face one of the single hardest choices I've had to make in my life up to this point. I had really hoped the outcome would be different, but my hand has almost been forced in the matter. This is going to make life very...interesting...(and hard) so please be patient with me while I figure out what in the world I'm going to do next (and how I'm going to survive).

(This has been edited. I goofed and listed the soap as olive oil when it's actually goat's milk. My apologies!)

Etsy Chat Team Bath & Body Bonanza!

Spoil yourself with these goodies from the team who loves to talk!

Lather Up With These Goodies on Artfire

A selection of the fabulous soaps on Artfire

And the winner is....

Lynn! (aka WitchAmy) Congratulations to you! Thanks so much to everyone who entered and spread the word about the giveaway. Check back here to see what the next one will be.

Pictured above is my Green Tea Goat's Milk With Unrefined Shea Butter Soap. It's lovely, and gone! I sold it all before I even had a chance to list it. I plan to make more at some point because it turned out really well (I snagged a bar for myself luckily).

Now, on to more somber things. As I celebrate this milestone for my Etsy shop, the victory is tinged with sadness. As most (if not all) of you know, Uleen Toovey (known to her fellow Etsians as Chromasmear) died in a tragic rafting accident this past Saturday. I chatted with her almost every time I was in the chat rooms on Etsy, and she helped me numerous times with links to things I needed or articles/recipes/blogs that would help me make something for my shop. I am sad to say I never had the pleasure of meeting her in person, but online she was lovely, helpful, kind, and generous. It's odd how someone you never met in real life can still leave a void.

Your presence will be missed Chroma. My heart goes out to her family and friends, and also to those who were on the trip with her when her untimely passing occurred. I hope that it was swift and painless, and I find some small comfort in knowing that she was doing something she loved when it happened. I cannot imagine being there, or being the person in charge of the trip.

Rest, and hopefully we'll meet again in that big chat room in the sky.

Almost there! (a giveaway!)

I am NINE sales away from hitting 300 on Etsy! Whoo! In celebration of this sales landmark I am doing a giveaway.

I will give away one free bar of soap from my shop of your choice (up to $5.50 in value) and one weekend getaway size bath salt scented with your choice of fragrance to the winner! To enter, simply leave a comment here. You can also tweet about the giveaway and/or blog about it to get extra entries! If you purchase something from my shop, that also counts as an entry. So each person can get up to 4 entries! Hooray!

Oooo! I almost forgot!

I'm almost at 300 hearts! Woot. So you know what that means...

IT'S GIVEAWAY TIME! This time I'm going to try something a touch different. You can comment here to enter as always (or convo me on Etsy/email me at nemesisn72@yahoo.com) but I'm going to allow people to enter multiple times to increase their chances by blogging or twittering about this giveaway or purchasing. :) So, for example you post a blog about it (on here, myspace, facebook etc), you get another "entry". All I ask is that you post a comment with the link(s) of the places you've posted about this giveaway, up to 3 times maximum. Be sure to include a link in your entry of this post. So that means you can have up to 4 entries!

This giveaway is for a bar of soap up to $5.50 and either a bath bomb or lip balm of your choice. :) Hooray! Once the winner is chosen (upon reaching that 300th heart), I will post the winner here and also contact you and then you can choose your prizes.

I'm also having a moving sale, as I need to move out of state in about a week, so help me lighten my load. I'm giving 10% off anything except samples and gift certificates until midnight EST Sunday, April 26th.

Happy shopping!